European research network on extending working lives, with a main focus on gender and health impacts of policies extending working lives.
The main goal of this Action is to advance scientific knowledge about the gendered impacts of extended working life on the health and economic well-being of older workers in Europe and to support informed gender-sensitive future policy, explicitly considering the differential needs of women and men. Specific aims are (1) to develop new understandings and best practice for research into extended wo
12/03/2020
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Extended Working Life Policies | SpringerLink This volume addresses the current debate on extended working life policy by considering the influence of gender and health on the experiences of older workers. Bringing together an international team
10/03/2019
Some snapshots from the Policy Event at the European Parliament of COST Action IS1409
10/03/2019
On Wednesday 6 March 2019, COST Action IS1409: Gender and Health Implications of Policies to Extend Working Lives in Western Countries, held a Policy Event at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. The event aimed to highlight policy messages representing 4 years of collaborative research by a network of 140 individuals from 34 countries
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Action on ageing - Gender and health policies to extend working life | COST The extension of working life is a hot topic in many European Countries and will have numerous implications on individuals and society at large.
08/03/2019
Policy Event in European Parliament, Brussels
6th March, 2019 at 2-4 pm
COST Action IS1409: Gender and Health Implications of Policies to Extend Working Lives in Western Countries.
The purpose of the event is to highlight the policy messages that represent the culmination of four years’ collaborative research into the gender and health implications of policies designed to extend working life. Our COST Action research network has 140 members from 34 countries across Europe and beyond from a range of disciplines including social policy, sociology, business, gender, economics and health research. The event is being hosted at the European Parliament by the Subgroup on Active Ageing in the Intergroup on Active Ageing, Intergenerational Solidarity and Family Issues with support from the COST Association.
An exciting and informative programme is planned, starting with brief introductory remarks from the Vice President of the European Parliament, Mairead Mc Guinness, MEP, Mr Lambert va Nistlerooij, MEP, Chair of the Subgroup on Active Ageing, European Parliament and Ronald De Bruin, Director of COST.
We will have a presentation of key messages from six policy briefs by the leaders of Working Group 4 on Policy Toolkits, Dr Jonas Radl and Dr Nata Duvvury. The briefs are on Age Management (2), Health, Employment and Care, Inclusion and Gender, Pensions and Pension Planning and were developed by members of Working Group 4. This is followed by a policy roundtable involving European policy-makers and stakeholders affected by Extended Working Life from a gender and age perspective. Each roundtable participant will speak briefly on the gender and/or health implications of Extended Working Life policy from the perspective of their organisation and there will be time for questions and discussion. Next, we will have policy messages from approximately 18 countries in our Action, highlighting the key policy priorities related to Extended Working Life in each country. Finally, the Action Chair, Dr. Áine Ní Léime will close the event, discussing future policy and research directions.
website. www.genderewl.com.
07/03/2019
Management Committee Meeting
14/11/2018
A timely topic for many European women
At least 1,000 women protest at changes to UK pension age Some of the 3.8 million women affected by new laws marched on parliament under the banner ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’
Reminder: Deadline for Training School (Venice, 7-9 June) on "Gender implications of extending working life" on Sunday 29 April!
http://genderewl.com/event/training-school-2018-june-7-9-2018/
Interesting read, showing that health and pension policies are not gender neutral:
26/01/2018
COST meeting 18/19 January 2018
24/01/2018
Annual conference Enterprise and Competitive Environment, 22-23 March 2018
https://ece.pefka.mendelu.cz/
24/01/2018
Call for proposals to address gender gaps over the life cycle, deadline 22 February 2018
Restricted call for proposals to address gender gaps over the life-cycle Research Participant Portal is your entry point for electronic administration of EU-funded research and innovation projects
European Network for Research on Supplementary Pensions
Annual Conference at the National University of Ireland Galway
20th – 21st September 2018
Abstract (approx. 500 words), submission deadline Monday 30th April 2018, to:
Dr Michelle Maher, National University of Ireland, Galway; [email protected]
Prof. Heinz-Dietrich Steinmeyer, University of Muenster; steinmeyer@uni-muenster.
CALL FOR PAPERS
All ENRSP members and researchers interested in pension issues are invited to participate in this conference.
Pensions: Inclusion, communication & accountability
Pensions are a major area of social policy. They affect almost all residents as contributors to and/or beneficiaries of a country’s pension system, currently or in the future. Many governments are implementing reforms that increase participation in private occupational and personal pensions. This reform bring issues of inclusion, communication, and accountability to the fore. It also raise questions. What is the best way to include unpensioned groups (typically young, female, and/or low paid workers with weak labour market attachments) in a pension system? As governments move to reduce a future over-reliance on public pensions, who is accountable for ensuring that future old age income is secure, adequate, and is not eroded by fees and poor pension decisions? In a defined contribution and increasingly privatised pensions world, can communication and education encourage individuals to make better financial decisions to improve their future financial security?
We welcome pension system research, case studies, and comparative pieces that speak to one or more of our themes of inclusion, communication, and accountability. Papers could discuss (but are not limited to):
- The likely impact of improving pension participation and adequacy through occupational pension plans on groups currently excluded
- The gendered outcomes from a change in balance between public and private pensions
- Risk-sharing
- The role of regulation to improve access, limit loss and/or improve communication
- The roles of employers, trustees and governments to promote pension participation and adequacy
- The relationship between pension communication and financial literacy
- Possible measures of policy success (pension participation rates, contribution rates or others)